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"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale) 01/22/2018 at 11:45 • Filed to: The More You Know

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There is a lot of Amtrak line getting refreshed here on the coast and we were wondering how it’s done.

So fucking cool!!

For Sweden > CaptDale - is secretly British 01/22/2018 at 11:52

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This is a Swedish track. Amtrak lines are maintained by Pats and Eagles fans, which is why they are such trash.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > CaptDale - is secretly British 01/22/2018 at 14:39

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I wouldn’t want to be the guy sitting on the unfixed rail.

Anyway, let me know if you have any questions about track renewal and/or the machines, it’s my job.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Out, but with a W - has found the answer 01/22/2018 at 14:50

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Why is that?

Really?! Gosh so many, but IDK what to ask lol

Matsayz > CaptDale - is secretly British 01/22/2018 at 15:02

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Very cool.

Matsayz > Out, but with a W - has found the answer 01/22/2018 at 15:12

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Post videos!

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > CaptDale - is secretly British 01/22/2018 at 15:15

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Unfixed rails are a bit like spaghetti, so they can move in unexpected ways if one of the steel cables snap. They weigh about 50-80 kg/m, so that’s quite a bit of mass moving around. Fixed continuous-welded rail is even more dangerous though, there’s plenty of videos around of accidents with the cutting of improperly temperature-regulated rail (too high and the blade gets locked in, too low and the built-up tension is released all at once).

Haha, start with the easy ones.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > Matsayz 01/22/2018 at 15:27

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They’re in Dutch, but I guess the imagery will speak for itself.

Rail renewal:

Sleeper replacement:

Ballast cleaning (in English):

Tamping (i.e. restoring and stabilising track geometry):

Stephenson Valve Gear > CaptDale - is secretly British 01/22/2018 at 20:07

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Railroad track maintenance machines are so cool. It’s like Rube Goldberg and Dr. Seuss went into the track maintenance business...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CaptDale - is secretly British 01/27/2018 at 11:55

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Thermite track welding. I’ve watched this at least ten times. Can you imagine how hard this job would be on your knees and ankles? Brutal. That must be $60/hr work.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > For Sweden 01/27/2018 at 11:55

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That, and they’re 150 years old...